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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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