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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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