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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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