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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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