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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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