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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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