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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines 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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