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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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