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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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