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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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