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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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