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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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