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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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