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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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