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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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