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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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