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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with 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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