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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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