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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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