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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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