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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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