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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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