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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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