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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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