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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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