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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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