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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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