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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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