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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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