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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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