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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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