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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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