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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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