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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major 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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