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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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