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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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