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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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