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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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