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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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