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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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