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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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