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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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