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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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