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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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