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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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