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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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