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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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