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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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