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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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