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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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