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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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