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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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