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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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