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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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