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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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