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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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