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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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