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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business 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 educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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