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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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