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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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