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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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