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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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