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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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