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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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