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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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