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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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