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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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