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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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