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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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