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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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