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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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