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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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