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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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