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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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