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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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