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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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