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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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