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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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