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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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