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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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