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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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