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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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