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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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