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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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