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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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