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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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