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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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