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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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