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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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