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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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