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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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