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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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