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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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