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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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