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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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