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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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