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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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