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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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