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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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