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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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