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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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