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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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