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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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