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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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