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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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