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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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