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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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