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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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