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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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