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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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