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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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