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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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