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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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