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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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