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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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