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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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