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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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