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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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