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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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