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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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