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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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