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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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