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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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