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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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