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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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