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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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