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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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