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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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