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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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