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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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