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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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