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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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