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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources