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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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