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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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