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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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