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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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