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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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