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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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