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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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