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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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