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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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