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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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