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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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