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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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