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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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