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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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