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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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