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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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