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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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