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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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