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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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