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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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