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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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