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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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