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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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