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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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