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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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