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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates 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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