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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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