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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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