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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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