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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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