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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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