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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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