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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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