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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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