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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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