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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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