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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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