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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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