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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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