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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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