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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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