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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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