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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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