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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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