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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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