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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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