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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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