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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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