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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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