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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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