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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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