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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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