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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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