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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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