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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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