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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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