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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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