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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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