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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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