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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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