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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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