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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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