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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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