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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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