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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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