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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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