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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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