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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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