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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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