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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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