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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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