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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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