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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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