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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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