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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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