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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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