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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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