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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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