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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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