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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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