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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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