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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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