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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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