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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the 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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