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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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