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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)