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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major 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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