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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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