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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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