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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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