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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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