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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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