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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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