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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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