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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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