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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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