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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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