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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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