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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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