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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping 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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