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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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