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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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