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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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