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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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