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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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