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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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