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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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