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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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