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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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