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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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