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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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