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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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