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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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