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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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