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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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