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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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