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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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