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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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