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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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