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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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