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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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