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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes 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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