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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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