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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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