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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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