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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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