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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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