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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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