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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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