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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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