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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the 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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