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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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