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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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