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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing 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 interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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