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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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