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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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