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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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