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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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