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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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