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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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