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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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