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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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