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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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