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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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