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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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