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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies 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 we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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