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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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 commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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