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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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