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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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