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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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