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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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