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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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