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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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