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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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