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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies 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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