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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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