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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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