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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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