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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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