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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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