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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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