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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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