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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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