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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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