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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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