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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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