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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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