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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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