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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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