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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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