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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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