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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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