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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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