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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes 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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