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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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