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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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