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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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