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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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