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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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