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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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