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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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