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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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