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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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