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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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