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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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