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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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