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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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