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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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