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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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