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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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