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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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