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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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