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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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