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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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