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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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