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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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