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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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