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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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