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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key 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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