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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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