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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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