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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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