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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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