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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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