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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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