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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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