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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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