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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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