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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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