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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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