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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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