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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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