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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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