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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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