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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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