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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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