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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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