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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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