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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education