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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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