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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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