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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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