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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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