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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business 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 educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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