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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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