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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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