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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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