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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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