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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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