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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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