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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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