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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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