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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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