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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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