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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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