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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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