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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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