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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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