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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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