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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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