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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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