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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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