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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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