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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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