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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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