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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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