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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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