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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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