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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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