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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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