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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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