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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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