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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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