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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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