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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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