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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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