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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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