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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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