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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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