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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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