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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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