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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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