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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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