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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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