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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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