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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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