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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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