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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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