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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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