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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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