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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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