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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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