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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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