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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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