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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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