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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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