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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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