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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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