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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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