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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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