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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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