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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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