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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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