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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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