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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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