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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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