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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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