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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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