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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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