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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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