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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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