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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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