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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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