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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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