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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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