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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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