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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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