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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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