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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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