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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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