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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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