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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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