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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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