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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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