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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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