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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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