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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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