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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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