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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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