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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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