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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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