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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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