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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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