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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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