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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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