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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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