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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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