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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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