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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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