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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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