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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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