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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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