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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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