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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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