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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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