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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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