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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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