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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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