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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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