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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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