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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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