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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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