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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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