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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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