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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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