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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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