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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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