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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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