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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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