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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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