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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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