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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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