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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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