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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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