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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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