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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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