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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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