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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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