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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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