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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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