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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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