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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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