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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the 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 deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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