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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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