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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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