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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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