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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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