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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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