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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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