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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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