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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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