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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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