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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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