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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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