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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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