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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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