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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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