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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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