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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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