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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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