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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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