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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about 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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