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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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