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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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