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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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