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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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