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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education