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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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