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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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